Next Nottingham Forest Manager Odds: Who Could Replace Steve Cooper?

Steve Cooper could be on his way out of Nottingham Forest and betting sites are now offering odds on who might succeed him.

Ever since he led Forest to promotion in 2022, Cooper has always been under pressure. 

That is not because of the job he has done or because of a breakdown of relationship with the club’s fans, but rather due to the notorious impatience of Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis.

Forest supporters continued to chant Cooper’s name in a 5-0 thrashing by Fulham and they subsequently bounced back with a draw on the road at Wolves, but that may not be enough to earn him a stay of execution. 

Forest are now just two places above the bottom three having picked up just one point from the last 15 on offer.

Who will be next through the door at the City Ground? Let’s check out the latest betting odds.

Glasner Leads Way With Lopetegui Second On List

In the past few days, Oliver Glasner has emerged as the favourite for the Nottingham Forest hot seat.

Football betting sites have the Austrian at a price of Evens to take over from Cooper, whenever that may be.

The 49-year-old departed Eintracht Frankfurt at the end of the 2022/23 season having led them to the DFB Pokal final and a seventh-placed finish in the Bundesliga.

Glasner did win a trophy during his tenure, leading his side to a Europa League triumph back in 2022 for the first time in the club's history.

The close-by second favourite, Julen Lopetegui (2/1) has been linked with the Nottingham Forest position for a few weeks now.

He did a fine job at Molineux last season and previously impressed in La Liga with Sevilla and in Portugal with Porto.

But, Lopetegui left Wolverhampton Wanderers on the eve of the new season due to a disagreement with that club’s hierarchy and has been without a job ever since.

Vieira And Still Both In The Running

Patrick Vieira is another name who is thought to be among those under consideration at the City Ground. 

The Frenchman initially did a good job at Crystal Palace, although things went sour in his second season at Selhurst Park.

The Frenchman, who is priced at 3/1 with Parimatch, is currently struggling with Strasbourg in Ligue 1, but has seen his price more than halve recently.

Will Still (12/1) would be a riskier appointment, albeit an exciting one as he is also linked with the vacant Sunderland manager’s job. 

The 31-year-old Belgian-British head coach has done a fine job at Reims in Ligue 1, but it may still be a little early for him to land a job like this.

Hasenhuttl A More Likely Choice Than Streich

For the most part, Ralph Hasenhuttl was a success at Southampton. He did not have much money to spend but continually kept the Saints in the Premier League, until he was sacked with the side struggling last term.

Hasenhuttl previously stated that Southampton would be his last job. 

True to his word, he has yet to join another club and Forest may therefore need to persuade him to take over in the East Midlands.

He is available at odds of 12/1 with betting sites.

Streich And Silva On The Periphery

Christrian Streich was a 12/1 chance to take the reins at the City Ground a few days ago, however, the German has drifted slightly to 16/1. 

It is difficult to envisage the long-serving Freiburg manager - he has coached the German side since 2011 - jumping ship midway through the season, given the start they have made to their Bundesliga campaign.

Despite scoring 16 goals in their last four games - including back-to-back 5-0 wins - Fulham manager Marco Silva is also available at 16/1.

The Portuguese boss has been in charge at Craven Cottage for over two years and after signing a new two year contract back in October, it would be a seismic shock if he was to depart for a side who are locked in the Premier League relegation battle. 

Martins, Potter And Benitez Among The Outsiders

There's an array of managers listed at 20/1 with betting apps, three of which are Pedro Martins, Graham Potter and Rafa Benitez.

The latter is a dark horse, but he is not exactly pulling up trees with his current club Celta Vigo, who have won just once this season. 

The former Liverpool, Chelsea, Newcastle United and Everton head coach still has a home in the northwest of England, a country he clearly enjoys working in.

However, given Benitez's current role in Spain, he may not deem the Forest job sufficiently attractive to move on.

Martins has only worked in Portugal before taking on his current role at Al-Gharafa and Forest will probably look elsewhere.

Meanwhile, Graham Potter continues to ponder his return to management and he seems the best value of the three outsiders.